real McCoy
real McCoy · real McCoys
The genuine thing, neither a substitute nor an imitationThe genuine thing, neither a substitute nor an imitation.
» This is the real McCoy.
Das ist echt.
Meaning
1 senses(dated, idiomatic)The genuine thing, neither a substitute nor an imitation.
More definitions
- informal usage attributing authenticity
Examples
2 sentencesThis is the real McCoy.
deDas ist echt. — Babelball
When you buy something online, you never know if it will be the real McCoy or some cheap knockoff.
deWenn du etwas online kaufst, weißt du nie ob es echt ist oder ein Imitat. — mashi
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Corruption of Scots the real MacKay, this latter attested in 1856 as “A drappie o’ the reaCorruption of Scots the real MacKay, this latter attested in 1856 as “A drappie o’ the real MacKay” (A drop of the real MacKay). How “MacKay” became “McCoy” is unclear; first attested in the form “McCoy” in the US in 1908.
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Forms
plural: real McCoysSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- informal usage attributing authenticity:real thingreal stuff